Ghetnet Mitiku’s scientific contributions

... Children need to be protected from all types of dangers and vulnerabilities such as sexual maltreatment, abuse, doing perilous work, violence, harmful practices which include female genital mutilation, child marriage, and violation of children's rights like denial of access to food and health care. The obligations and accountability of building a protective setting for all children lies with the government and is the responsibility of all government agencies at national, regional and local levels, NGOs and CBOs, in collaboration with families or guardians (Woldetsadik, 2016). However, it is the responsibility of the state to protect vulnerable children against violation of their rights. ...

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THE LIVED EXPERIENCES AND RESILIENCE OF CHILDREN LIVING ON THE STREETS OF ADDIS ABABA: GUIDELINES FOR SOCIAL WORKERS